The Stuttgart Ricebirds will be playing at home against the Hamburg Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Stuttgart took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They managed a 34-29 win over Star City.
Meanwhile, Hamburg entered their contest against DeWitt on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Hamburg was outmatched by DeWitt at home and fell 70-39. The Lions have struggled against the Dragons recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Ni?Kel Lewis and Korri Graham. Graham had a great game and gained 257 total yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, Lewis was balling out in the loss, rushing for 261 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per carry.
Even though they lost, Hamburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Stuttgart pushed their record up to 5-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.0 points per game. As for Hamburg, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.
Everything came up roses for Stuttgart against Hamburg in their previous meeting back in November of 2020, as the squad secured a 51-21 win. Does Stuttgart have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hamburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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